as in invisible
not perceptible by a sense or by the mind
a slight difference in hue between the two glasses that's imperceptible unless they're placed side by side
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Recent Examples of imperceptible
Drummers’ timekeeping is fluid; even at its most rocksteady, it’s enlivened by tiny, imperceptible pauses and hiccups.
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
That change is likely imperceptible to the human eye.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The crust is blanketed in a mixed bag of nearly imperceptible bubbles and big mahogany balloons of dough that collapse at the slightest provocation.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Even a protein treatment applied to your natural hair deposits an almost imperceptible film atop the strands, rendering the texture distinctly different, thicker, and drier.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
That change is likely imperceptible to the human eye.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The crust is blanketed in a mixed bag of nearly imperceptible bubbles and big mahogany balloons of dough that collapse at the slightest provocation.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Even a protein treatment applied to your natural hair deposits an almost imperceptible film atop the strands, rendering the texture distinctly different, thicker, and drier.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for imperceptible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptible
Adjective
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Contacts correct vision and filter blue light in one nearly invisible package, while glasses can be worn over existing contacts.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Though largely invisible to the public, infrastructure increasingly determines America’s economic competitiveness.—
Gregg Herrin,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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The perpetual buzz of mining bees mingled with the shuffle of rabbits through the bushes, woodpeckers’ rapid-fire drilling, and the hard-staccato tchack, tchack, tchack of ravenlike birds known as jackdaws, creating a subtle symphony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Look for alcohol-free, subtle formulas the goal is a whisper of fragrance, not a perfume cloud that announces itself from across the room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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In 2000, the Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry went to a trio of researchers at the University of Pisa in Italy and their colleague at UC San Diego for their discovery that, biochemically speaking, romantic love may be indistinguishable from having severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The environment was almost indistinguishable from a major sports event.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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“Imperceptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptible. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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